Sapporo Travel | A Packed 3-Day Itinerary with Food, Scenic Streets, and Relaxing Bus Tours

Sapporo is a truly charming destination where you can enjoy both the city's allure and natural landscapes 🥰. Although the trip was short, it was incredibly fulfilling and fun‼️ Here’s the 3-day itinerary I followed, packed with delicious food, shopping, small-town exploration, and nature tours.

🗓️Day 1: Sapporo City Food Tour & Night Stroll

• Tanukikoji 2-chome 🐙
A must-try in Japan: Takoyaki! Enjoy your first meal in the lively atmosphere of Tanukikoji.
• Magisando Sandwich & Coffee 🍓
Discovered fruit sandwiches! Perfectly soft cream paired with a cup of coffee.
• Check-in and stroll around Susukino 🚶🏻♀️
Explored Susukino, Sapporo’s hotspot.
• Soup Curry Garaku 🍛
Rich and flavorful broth! Soup curry is a must-try when in Sapporo.
• Sapporo TV Tower & Odori Park 🗼
A great spot for night views and photography.
• Parfait, Coffee, Sake Sato 🍧
Desserts paired with alcohol—parfaits here are amazing!
• Don Quijote Shopping 🛍️
Can’t miss out on shopping in Japan.

🗓️Day 2: Otaru Small Town Exploration
• Otaru Poseidon Main Store (Kaisendon) 🐟
Fresh seafood galore! A local favorite for seafood rice bowls.
• Sawawa Matcha Ice Cream & LeTAO Main Store 🍰
Sweet treats tour in Otaru. Highly recommend matcha ice cream and cheesecake!
• Otaru Music Box Museum Main Hall & Otaru Street Stroll 🔊
Take a leisurely walk through Otaru’s charming streets. Don’t miss the street crepes.
• Evening: Grocery & Convenience Store Exploration 🐷
Wrapped up the day with a simple dinner from local stores. Japanese convenience stores are the best!

🗓️Day 3: Biei Bus Tour
• Biei Bus Tour 🚎
Highly recommend this full-day bus tour! The scenery was breathtaking.
• Shikisai-no-Oka (Hill of Four Seasons)
A colorful flower field perfect for photos.
• Blue Pond & Shirahige Waterfall
Unrealistically blue pond and majestic waterfall—truly a healing experience.
• Patchwork Road
A movie-like driving route.
• Okonomiyaki Saboten 🥄
Ended the day with crispy and hearty okonomiyaki and monjayaki.

✔️ Who Should Visit Sapporo?
• Food lovers
• Those wanting to explore Sapporo, Otaru, and Biei
• Travelers looking to enjoy scenery and flavors at a relaxed pace